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Durham vs Killingworth vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
Killingworth has the oldest population (median age 53.3).
Suffield has the most renters (13.3% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Durham | Killingworth | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,208 |
6,240Lowest |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Killingworth and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9% CT: 42.5% |
55.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$140,655±$16k 47% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
| Durham and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,800±$23k 16% above CT |
$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT |
$407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT |
| Killingworth and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
— | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Suffield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$6,550 about the CT average |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2% CT: 66.5% |
96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below CT |
24 min 10% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
24%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Killingworth and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #88 of 149 in CT | #29 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Regional School District 17 | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | None in town | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.